Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

Contract | Remote (UK Based) | £450 - £550 per day (Inside IR35) | 12-Month Contract

Your New Company

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to join a leading consultancy supporting a large-scale enterprise cloud environment. You'll join a collaborative security team responsible for enhancing cloud security capabilities, strengthening cyber resilience, and driving continuous security improvement across modern cloud platforms.

Your New Role

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and optimising cloud security operations across AWS and cloud-native environments. Working as a subject-matter expert within a Palo Alto security ecosystem, you will help improve threat detection, reduce security risk, enhance Zero Trust controls, and support the ongoing evolution of cloud security technologies.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Operating and optimising Cortex Cloud and Cortex XSIAM platforms
• Developing and tuning threat detection rules and automated response playbooks
• Supporting incident response activities, including investigation and remediation
• Managing Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) capabilities
• Improving Kubernetes and container security posture
• Supporting Prisma Access and secure remote access technologies
• Driving security automation, integrations, and policy-as-code initiatives
• Collaborating with cloud engineering and cybersecurity teams to implement security improvements
• Contributing to Zero Trust architecture and security governance initiatives

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Strong experience with Cortex XSIAM and Cortex Cloud
• Experience with CSPM and KSPM platforms
• Prisma Access and secure access technologies
• AWS security services and cloud-native security controls
• Kubernetes and container security
• Threat detection, threat hunting, and incident response
• Security automation and orchestration
• Zero Trust security architecture
• Palo Alto security technologies, including NGFW and Panorama
• SIEM technologies and API integrations

Desirable Skills

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security
• Security automation scripting
• Advanced threat detection engineering
• Experience supporting enterprise cloud transformation programmes
• Exposure to complex managed security environments

What You'll Get in Return

• Fully remote UK-based contract
• Long-term 12-month engagement
• Competitive day rate of £450 - £550 per day (Inside IR35)
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud security technologies
• Collaborative and highly skilled security environment
• Exposure to enterprise-scale cloud security programmes